{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-heart","title":"The Book of the Heart","description":"In today's increasingly electronic world, we say our personality traits are \"hard-wired\" and we \"replay\" our memories. But we use a different metaphor when we speak of someone \"reading\" another's mind or a desire to \"turn over a new leaf\"€”these phrases refer to the \"book of the self,\" an idea that dates from the beginnings of Western culture.Eric Jager traces the history and psychology of the self-as-text concept from antiquity to the modern day. He focuses especially on the Middle Ages, when the metaphor of a \"book of the heart\" modeled on the manuscript codex attained its most vivid expressions in literature and art. For instance, medieval saints' legends tell of martyrs whose hearts recorded divine inscriptions; lyrics and romances feature lovers whose hearts are inscribed with their passion; paintings depict hearts as books; and medieval scribes even produced manuscript codices shaped like hearts.\"The Book of the Heart provides a fresh perspective o\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0226391175\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0226391175.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jager, Eric\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449458794554,"sku":"DBV.0226391175.VG","price":28.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0226391175-0.jpg?v=1780889659","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-book-of-the-heart","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}